16-03-2008, 06:43 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Aust
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Originally Posted by Abymummy
It's really quite simple:
But first some clarifications...
C. Most "high class" pet shops offer a pedigree. However, these pedigrees are most often a breeders' pedigree (ie. printed from their own home computers) and is not issued by a club or registering body. 99% of the time the cats are of pet quality and the breeder has no interest in registering the cats in the first place. You can get the cat registered IF you put in the effort, time and additional money to get the breeder (not seller) to send you a pedigree from a recognised club and/or registry.
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Thanks for the translation, Abymummy!
Re the above - if those pet shop cats/kittens are from Oz, you're VERY unlikely to be able to get official papers for them. (Yep - they usually come with a breeder's ped, which could be a wonderfully creative piece of work!)
Point is that very often the litters/kittens weren't registered in order for them not to be able to be traced back to the breeder who is acting in breach of ethics by participating in the pet trade to S E A. They're hardly likely to go back to their registry and say "Hey - I had this litter a year ago which I forgot to register...here's the money and can you now transfer that cat to XYZ in Malaysia, please?"
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Lesley (Tasmania)
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